Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long ...

President John Mahama unveils GOLDBOD Task Force to combat illegal mining, enforce gold trade laws, and restore environmental ...

Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has ...

As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining. As illegal and small-scale mining contaminates rivers and soil, many worry President John Mahama will allow such ...

High gold prices and unemployment linked to surge in illegal mining, but scientists fear women at risk of maternal deaths, miscarriages and birth defects in their children from the pollution caused.

In just the first half of this year, 36% of the gold produced in Ghana came from legal small-scale mines, with a value of around $1.7 billion, according to Ghana’s Ministry of Land and Resources.

Activists say most of Ghana’s rivers have been muddied by soil washed off the gold, as well as mercury and detergent used in the washing process.

Illegal gold mining in Africa is out of control. It is poisoning rivers and destroying forests – and nowhere more so than in Ghana. In the village of Nyenase, the practice is also uprooting ...

Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. The ...